Optas LLC Acquires 45,215 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Optas LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 62.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 117,703 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,215 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises about 1.2% of Optas LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Optas LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $7,353,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Betterment LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 137,447,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,235,869,000 after acquiring an additional 3,364,345 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 58,309,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,493,933,000 after acquiring an additional 1,755,210 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,128,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,483,057,000 after acquiring an additional 3,076,786 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 51,311,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,049,419,000 after acquiring an additional 1,794,331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 49,538,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,094,693,000 after acquiring an additional 741,263 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VEA stock opened at $69.33 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $50.17 and a 52-week high of $70.55. The stock has a market cap of $222.36 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $66.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.99.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Profile

The Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VEA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US. VEA was launched on Jul 20, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.